# Accident 20230319002689A: Piper PA-28-181, Sanford, NC, March 19, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 2023, 16:20 local time
- Place: Sanford, NC
- Airport: Raleigh Executive Jetport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5824° N, 79.1013° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5824&lon=-79.1013&mi=10
- Aircraft: N565TF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N565TF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-B4A (registry code 41867, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-b4a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-181
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-B4A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 142 total, 82 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230319002689A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT LANDED AT KTTA RUNWAY 3. DURING THE ROLLOUT, WHEN THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED TAXIWAY A2 THE AIRCRAFT PERFORMED A HARD LEFT TAXI TURN AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, BEGAN SKIDDING, GOT ONTO TWO WHEELS, AND EXITED THE RUNWAY PAVEMENT SKIDDING SIDEWAYS AT THE AT THE FAR SIDE OF THE INTERSECTION OF RUNWAY 3 AND TAXIWAY A2 INTO THE GRASS. THE AIRCRAFT THEN BEGAN SLIDING THROUGH THE GRASS WHILE BRAKING DOWN INTO THE DITCH.

THE OUTBOARD END OF THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE DIRT EMBANKMENT ABOVE A CONCRETE CULVERT AND THE AIRCRAFT THEN SLID TO THE RIGHT APPROXIMATELY TWO FEET AND CAME TO REST IN THE MUD AT THE BOTTOM.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA23LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA155), Mar 19, 2023: Piper PA-28-181 (N565TF), Sanford, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of directional control while landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with a ditch.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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